What to think when buying shares.

Rank_90

When I started out over a year ago I lost around 50% of my holding. I didnt have a clue. I found this site share-exchange.com its free and they provide you with email alerts when a new tip comes out and loads of researched articles. Its helped me no end. I'm not up over 200% thanks to that site alone. Its worth checking out and it costs you nothing.

dinasmartin

I am thinking of creating an investment portfolio, what is the best/cheapest information provider, for prices and financial info

StevieJ

I think that if the Govt bring in 40% capital gains with no tapering and only £2K allowance I will be looking for a less risk free place for my funds.

WGG1848

Hello
I have just received an offer to purchase more Resolution shares in the companies rights issue.
What are your opinions?
Its been a slow return so far, I'm inclined to go with it but would appreciate some opinions.

sabretoothtigger

Google questor and see what he said on it

onmywaytoretirement

If you are after income and dividend re-investment rather than trading or spreadbetting, in order to build a long term income generating share and/or retirement portfolio, you may want to have a look at early-retirement-investor.com which deals about that.

Also provides write-ups re dividend histories and prospects on several higher-yielding London listed companies.

adindas

I start learning buying S&S ISA. In the past I left it to the bank personal financial adviser in which I am banking with and I just realised it was a big mistake I have ever made.

My share that I bought from them based on their financial advise has fallen about 10% in the past 5 years (not to mention the opportunity cost for the accumulated interest rate of about 20% for 5 years that I would have got if I just put it in fixed rate saving).

Also I just noticed the share which I bought with them in which some of them are on regular basis costed me about £11.00 per stock dealing. So for £250 share value costed me £11.00. I bough three kinds of this stocks regularly so in total it cost me £33.00 for £750 it is really crazy is not it ?. But that is fact because I took their advise, I can not believe how could they gave advise like this. But indeed it is my fault as I did not pay attention about this cost per share dealing. I just noticed it when it had happened few times already which already quite late as In total I costed me almost £200.00 for just the value of share of about £1500.00 really crazy.

Am I right to think that we shall never believe the advise from the Bank adviser in which you are banking with as there is a tendency that they are trying to sell their own share or the share in which they have the most benefit (e.g. commission, relationship, etc). Could you please give me the pro and contra of buying share using your bank.

I just notice from start reading from this
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/cheap-online-sharedealing
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2786658
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/59404
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/572533#Comment_572533

I am also aware that there is low fee stock brokers such as
Hargreaves Lansdown. TD Waterhouse, Jupiter Marlin, Halifax Share Dealing, Javis.

What do you think I need to improve in order to start doing it by my selves.

Thank you for your time and valuable advise.

ADINDAS

blinko

Hargreaves Lansdown. = best for unit trusts not shares
Halifax Share Dealing = not bad but not the best but at £1.50 if you dont care about entry point and they doing discounts on commission etc or £12 its not unreasonable
iii.co.uk is cheaop at 9.95
x-o trading is good at 8 quid but never tried them and not sure on hidden costs

sabretoothtigger

xo is 6 quid and operate ok from what i can see. They dont reinvest dividends for you, theres a 15 min delay to putting money in and being able to actually buy thats about the most negative point


Theres cheaper then xo but you need to be in the league of 10k deals really

marvin

blinko wrote: »

Hargreaves Lansdown. = best for unit trusts not shares
Halifax Share Dealing = not bad but not the best but at £1.50 if you dont care about entry point and they doing discounts on commission etc or £12 its not unreasonable
iii.co.uk is cheaop at 9.95
x-o trading is good at 8 quid but never tried them and not sure on hidden costs

Halifax and III same thing both use the same dealing platform.